Really need a new laptop

[manlymatt83]

I've been struggling along with my T42 for many years now and absolutely love it - it's a 15", it's light-weight, the screen is crisp, and up until a month ago nothing was breaking on it. Now; however, I've had a dead fan, dead motherboard, and bad CDROM drive all in the past few months.... so I think it's starting to get to that point where I need a new laptop.

I'm 99% sure I want to go with IBM (now Lenovo). Perhaps getting a new model Thinkpad would be great. The thing I'm not looking forward to is the wide screen, though I'll probably get used to it after a while.

Can anyone recommend a good model #? I'll use this computer mostly for business - RARELY for games and multimedia, and if I do, it'll be a DVD or something, or listening to an mp3. Solid power, stability, reliability, and durability are probably most important.

 

[zCypher]

using a t400 right now and have been for the past year and a half, it's a great laptop. very solid, great keyboard, has been reliable and fast. you really can't go wrong with a lenovo t series, but usually they are on the slightly pricier side.
you may also want to check out the hp business outlet to see if there are any sweet deals there.

edit: here's the link for the hp business outlet: http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/hpre.../buspurchase-refurbished/computing/price-list

 

[manlymatt83]

Thanks!

 

[manlymatt83]

Just quoted this out... good deal?

THINKPAD T510 - 1 YEAR DEPOT
SBB INCR I7-620M 2.66GHZ,4MBL3
SBB 15.6HD+ANTI-GLW/LEDBKLIGH
VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
SBB CAMERA(2.0 MP)
SBB 500GB HDISK DRIVE7200RPM
SBB MULT.RECORD.OPTDRIVE12.7MM
SBB 6CELLLI-ION BATTERY
SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
SBB INTELCENTRINOWIRELESSN1000
$1,104.15

 

[xSauronx]

shop around for coupons or sales; it used to be semi easy to find them for thinkpads, especially at some thinkpad forums.

/had a t42 and loved it
//has a t60 that the screen died on, but still love it and use it